The New York Times Summaries and Reviews

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There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing

The neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus – and it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.
Adam Grant
The New York Times, 2021
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Jaron Lanier
The New York Times, 2019
9 Article

Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the US

Hannah Dreier traveled to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia for this story and spoke to more than 100 migrant child workers in 20 states.
Hannah Dreier
The New York Times, 2023
9 Article

The Sleep Debt Collector Is Here

Recent studies in humans and mice have shown that late nights and early mornings may cause long lasting damage to your brain.
Oliver Whang
The New York Times, 2022
9 Article

A Two-Year, 50-Million-Person Experiment in Changing How We Work

The office was never one size fits all. It was one size fits some, with the expectation that everybody else would squeeze in.
Emma Goldberg
The New York Times, 2022
9 Article
Bryce Covert
The New York Times, 2021
9 Article
Jessica Nordell
The New York Times, 2021
9 Article
Jesse Drucker and Danny Hakim
The New York Times, 2021
9 Article
Jennifer Jett
The New York Times, 2021
9 Article
Zachary D. Carter
The New York Times, 2021
9 Article

Four Ways of Looking at the Radicalism of Joe Biden

It’s unexpected, but it’s not inexplicable.
Ezra Klein
The New York Times, 2021
9 Article

Welcome to the YOLO Economy

Burned out and flush with savings, some workers are quitting stable jobs in search of postpandemic adventure.
Kevin Roose
The New York Times, 2021